SuperDraft Breakdown
Siad Haji (No. 2 overall)
The 19-year-old forward is signed and confirmed as a Generation adidas player on the San Jose Earthquakes roster. As a freshman at New England College, he led the team in goals with nine in 14 games and helped them win their first North Atlantic Conference men's soccer championship. Haji is a refugee originally from Somalia; to read ESPN's article on the Earthquakes' first 2019 MLS SuperDraft pick,
click here
.
Sergio Rivas (No. 26 overall)
The 21-year-old midfielder was a four-year starter at Seattle University. Ranks second all-time in Western Athletic Conference history for assists with 27. He immigrated to the U.S. from Mexico when he was seven with his family.
MLSsoccer.com
tells his story
here
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Mamadi Camara (No. 46 overall)
The 23-year-old forward comes from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada.
Born in Guinea, Africa, Camara grew up in Montreal and is a Canadian citizen. In 2018, he was named
United Soccer Coaches First Team All-American and the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Player of the Year.
Nathan Aune (No. 50 overall)
The 22-year-old central defender comes from Seattle University where he was teammates with Sergio Rivas. Rivas was a four-year starter and was the first Redhawk to earn
United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America First Team honors.
